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Bernie Sanders

merrily

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3. Just to eliminate the suspense: Conclusion of the fact check on donations is "Mostly true."

Reply to mak3cats (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 2, 2015, 09:08 PM

Sep 2015

Our ruling

Social media memes say that Clinton’s top 10 donors are mainly "banks, corporations and media," while Bernie Sanders’ top 10 donors are labor unions. This contention fits quite closely with campaign data from the Center for Responsive Politics. However, it’s worth noting that this data refers to cumulative donations as far back as the 1980s, rather than just donations to their current presidential bids. The statement is accurate but needs clarification, so we rate it Mostly True.

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Fact-checkers guide contrasting Clinton Vs. Sanders [View all] leftcoastmountains Sep 2015 OP

K & R!! mak3cats Sep 2015 #1

Just to eliminate the suspense: Conclusion of the fact check on donations is "Mostly true." merrily Sep 2015 #3

This one and the one rhett o'rick posted in GD: P are good to copy and paste and print out merrily Sep 2015 #2